Hollywood Woman Shot In The Back Of The Head While Walking Down Street With Boyfriend – Called “Random Act Of Violence”

Posted by G. Halek, July 9, 2015

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HOLLYWOOD, CA — Police are calling it a “random act of murder” but investigators are still unsure what prompted a man to walk up behind a woman and her boyfriend late Sunday evening and shoot her in the back of the head with a shotgun. According to KTLA-5, police have identified the victim as Carrie Jean Melvin.

Witnesses and the boyfriend reported that the unknown suspect appeared suddenly and fired the fatal gunshot – execution style.

“It was unknown if he was… There were no words exchanged,” said Detective John Scaggs of the Los Angeles Police Department in an interview with KTLA-5.

No apparent motive, no links between Melvin were readily recovered at the scene. The killer was described in generic terms and police say they are desperate for clues.

This “random act” follows a string of publicly violent events in California. This past weekend, a news crew was robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco while reporting on another shooting.

“We will most likely suffer about 130 gang homicides this year … Los Angeles is one of the core cities, Los Angeles and Chicago, that creates street gangs. And street gangs become exported from Los Angeles … all over the nation. You can find Crip factions, Blood factions, 18 Street, MS, worldwide, and all those gangs originated in the confines of this city.”

Is Gang Violence To Blame?

Every year, Los Angeles gangs initiate new members whom are required to go out and snuff out an innocent life as proof they’re “in”. While this murder hasn’t been ruled a gang-related homicide, the victim didn’t appear to have any sketchy dealings.

In the original KTLA-5 article, investigators admit they suspect it may have been a “targeted killing”. And as the murderer feared no danger after killing a woman in the street with a shotgun, we are only left to guess what LAPD expects the rest of its law-abiding citizens to do.

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